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Village of Olympia Fields Board of Trustees met Aug. 21

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Executive Session 6:00 P.M.

2. Roll Call

3. Motion to Enter into Executive Session with the Need to Reconvene: To Discuss Matters of Personnel–Open Meetings Act Section – 5 ILCS §120/2 (c)(1).

4. Motion to Return to Open Session

5. FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION Reconvened Board of Trustees Meeting 7:00 P.M.

6. Call to Order/Pledge

7. Roll Call

8. Approval of the Minutes from the July 17, 2024, Board of Trustees Meeting and July 29, 2024, Special Board of Trustees Meeting.

July 17 2024 BOT minutes

July 29 special BOT mtg minutes

9. Approval of the August 2024 Bills – $611,777.94

August 2024 Bills for Approval Cover Memo

August 2024 Bills for Approval Detailed Report

10. Swearing In: Swearing In of Officer Trushana Whitty

11. Administration Reports

11.I. Report of the Village President - Sterling M. Burke

11.I.i. Policy: Approval of the Rules for Compliance with Public Comment Requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Public Comment Policy

11.I.ii. Ordinance 2024-14: Approval of an Ordinance Amending Section 2-141.6 “Powers and duties” of the Olympia Fields Village Code for the office of Village Administrator.

Ordinance 2024-14-Village Administrator

11.I.iii. Ordinance 2024-15: Approval of an Ordinance Amending Section 2-94 “General duties” and Section 2-96 “Ordinances and resolutions” of the Olympia Fields Village Code for the office of Village Clerk.

Ordinance 2024-15-Vilage Clerk

11.II. Report of the Village Administrator/Chief of Staff - Drella C. Savage

12. Department Head Reports

12.I. Lisa Fifer-Smith - Acting Finance Director

12.II. Derrick Blasingame - Chief of Police

12.III. John McDonnell - Building Commissioner

12.III.i. Event Permit Application: Approval of the Event Permit Application of Dr. Theresa Dixon of the Gloria Taylor Foundation for a Back-to-School Bash on September 14, 2024, at 20080 Governors Drive.

12.III.ii. Event Permit Application: Approval of the Event Permit Application of the Olympia Fields United Methodist Church for the Church-A-Palooza Music Fest & Inaugural Car & Truck Show, on September 14, 2024, from 1:00–6:00 p.m., at 20301 Western Avenue

12.III.iii. Sign Permit Application: Approval of the Sign Permit Application of Janet Muchnik of the Tall Grass Arts Association for the 68th annual Park Forest Art Fair on September 21–22, 2024.

12.IV. Art Jones - Public Works Director

13. Trustee Liaison Reports

13.I. Building/Planning & Zoning - Smith

13.II. Public Works/Beautification - Finley

13.III. Public Safety/Police Pension - Oliver

13.IV. Finance/Human Resource - Blackwell

13.IV.i. Finance Report

13.V. Community Relations/Park District Board - Beasley

13.VI. Educational/Village Technologist - White

14. Public Comments

15. Resignations and Appointments

15.I. Appointment: Appointment of Donna Drake Davis to the Community Relations Commission.

16. Adjournment

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